When do the days get longer in Sfax? Shortest day December 21

In Sfax the shortest day is December 21 with 9h 49m of daylight. The earliest sunset is on December 5, the latest sunrise on January 7 – by February 11 the day is an hour longer.

  • The shortest day, the earliest sunset, the latest sunrise – and how quickly the light comes back, week by week.
  • Shortest day: December 21 (9h 49m)
  • Earliest sunset: December 5, 17:05
  • Latest sunrise: January 7, 07:24
  • The earliest sunset comes about ten days before the shortest day, the latest sunrise about ten days after it. The reason is the equation of time: around the solstice the sun reaches its highest point a little later every day, so the whole day shifts towards the evening. That is why the evenings are already getting lighter while the mornings are still getting darker.

Week by week after the shortest day

  • December 21: Sunrise 07:20 · Sunset 17:09 · Day length 9h 49m · Gained +0h 00m
  • December 28: Sunrise 07:23 · Sunset 17:13 · Day length 9h 51m · Gained +0h 02m
  • January 4: Sunrise 07:24 · Sunset 17:19 · Day length 9h 54m · Gained +0h 05m
  • January 11: Sunrise 07:24 · Sunset 17:25 · Day length 10h 00m · Gained +0h 11m
  • January 18: Sunrise 07:23 · Sunset 17:31 · Day length 10h 09m · Gained +0h 20m
  • January 25: Sunrise 07:20 · Sunset 17:38 · Day length 10h 19m · Gained +0h 30m
  • February 1: Sunrise 07:15 · Sunset 17:45 · Day length 10h 30m · Gained +0h 41m
  • February 8: Sunrise 07:09 · Sunset 17:52 · Day length 10h 43m · Gained +0h 54m
  • February 15: Sunrise 07:02 · Sunset 17:59 · Day length 10h 57m · Gained +1h 08m
  • February 22: Sunrise 06:55 · Sunset 18:06 · Day length 11h 11m · Gained +1h 22m
  • March 1: Sunrise 06:46 · Sunset 18:12 · Day length 11h 26m · Gained +1h 37m
  • March 8: Sunrise 06:37 · Sunset 18:18 · Day length 11h 41m · Gained +1h 52m
  • March 15: Sunrise 06:28 · Sunset 18:24 · Day length 11h 56m · Gained +2h 07m
  • March 22: Sunrise 06:18 · Sunset 18:29 · Day length 12h 12m · Gained +2h 23m
  • March 29: Sunrise 06:08 · Sunset 18:35 · Day length 12h 27m · Gained +2h 38m
  • April 5: Sunrise 05:59 · Sunset 18:40 · Day length 12h 42m · Gained +2h 53m
  • April 12: Sunrise 05:49 · Sunset 18:46 · Day length 12h 57m · Gained +3h 08m